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Historical bird plate: Pale-headed Rosella

Gould · 1851-1869

Pale-headed Rosella

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Blue-cheeked Parrakeet, Platycercus cyanogenys, Gould.

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01Pale-headed Rosella
Now treated at subspecies rank

The historical name connects to a presently accepted subspecies within a broader species account. Current services may therefore catalogue it at either rank.

Name recorded with the platePlatycercus cyanogenysBlue-cheeked Parrakeet
Name used todayPlatycercus adscitus adscitusPale-headed Rosella

What connects the names

The historical identification is now placed at subspecies rank within a broader accepted species.

High confidence: The source identification and present taxonomy connect directly through the cited evidence.

The bird today

Follow the accepted taxon into present-day biodiversity records, observations and sound identification.

Publication
The Birds of Australia - Supplement, Supplement
Plate
63
Creator
John Gould project; H. C. Richter among principal plate artists/lithographers
Holding institution
Biodiversity Heritage Library
Taxonomic authority
AviList 2025
Rights
Public domain (BHL source record)